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- the invention relates to a container, and more particularly to a container stackable on another container for preventing tight contact therebetween.
- a conventional container generally has a base wall and a surrounding wall that extends upwardly from the base wall and that is inclined outwardly from the base wall to a top end of the surrounding wall.
- the base wall and the surrounding wall cooperatively define a receiving space for receiving items.
- the conventional containers are stacked together in order to be conveniently stored or transported.
- the base wall and the surrounding wall of each of the containers are inserted into the receiving space of another one of the containers.
- stacking may cause excessively close contact between adjacent containers. Under the environmental atmospheric pressure, the stacked containers may be hard to separate from one another, thereby resulting in inconvenience during use.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a container that may alleviate the aforesaid drawback of the prior art.
- a container includes a base wall, a surrounding wall, an annular flange and a plurality of recessed parts.
- the surrounding wall extends upwardly from the base wall.
- the base wall and the surrounding wall cooperatively define a receiving space.
- the annular flange extends around and projects outwardly from a top open end of the surrounding wall distal from the base wall.
- the recessed parts are indented from an inner surface of the surrounding wall in proximity to the annular flange, and protrude outwardly from an outer surface of the surrounding wall.
- the recessed parts of the container are able to abut against the annular flange of another similar container to prevent tight contact between the container and the another similar container.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a stack of containers including a plurality of container bodies stacked one above the other.
- each of the container bodies includes a base wall, a surrounding wall, an annular flange and a plurality of recessed parts.
- the surrounding wall extends upwardly and is inclined outwardly from the base wall, and has a plurality of corners.
- the base wall and the surrounding wall cooperatively define a receiving space.
- the annular flange extends around and projects outwardly from a top open end of the surrounding wall distal from the base wall.
- the recessed parts are indented respectively from inner surfaces of the corners in proximity to the annular flange and protrude outwardly and respectively from outer surfaces of the corners.
- each of the container bodies are seated on the annular flange of a lower one of the container bodies to prevent each of the container bodies from contacting tightly the lower one of the container bodies.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a container according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a fragmentary partly-sectional view illustrating a stack of the containers according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating the containers stacked one above the other.
- FIG. 1 an embodiment of a container 4 according to the present invention is illustrated.
- the container 4 is stackable on another similar container 4 .
- FIGS. 2 and 3 a stack of the containers 4 are shown and includes a plurality of container bodies 40 stacked one on the other.
- Each of the container bodies 40 includes a base wall 45 , a surrounding wall 47 , an annular flange 46 , a plurality of recessed parts 49 and a plurality of reinforcement ribs 48 (see FIG. 1 ).
- the surrounding wall 47 extends upwardly and is inclined outwardly from the base wall 45 .
- the surrounding wall 47 has a plurality of corners 470 .
- the base wall 45 and the surrounding wall 47 cooperatively define a receiving space 41 for receiving items (not shown).
- the annular flange 46 extends around and projects outwardly from a top open end of the surrounding wall 47 distal from the base wall 45 .
- the annular flange 46 has an inclined surface portion 461 and a non-inclined portion 462 extending outwardly from the inclined surface portion 461 in a direction substantially parallel to the base wall 45 .
- the annular flange 46 of each of the container bodies 40 has the inclined surface portion 461 directly connected to the surrounding wall 47 and inclined downward and toward the receiving space 41 .
- the container 4 In order to remove the items (not shown) from the receiving space 41 , the container 4 is turned upside down (not shown) so that the annular flange 46 and the top open end of the surrounding wall 47 are disposed below the base wall 45 . Since the surrounding wall 47 is inclined relative to the base wall 45 , the container 4 is advantageous to ensure that the items are completely removed from the receiving space 41 .
- the reinforcement ribs 48 of the container body 40 extend upwardly from the base wall 45 to the top open end of the surrounding wall 47 to enhance the structural strength of the container body 40 . As such, the base wall 45 and the surrounding wall 47 may not be easily deformed.
- each container body 40 are indented from an inner surface of the surrounding wall 47 in proximity to the annular flange 46 and protrude outwardly from an outer surface of the surrounding wall 47 .
- the recessed parts 49 are indented respectively from inner surfaces of the corners 470 in proximity to the annular flange 46 and protrude outwardly and respectively from outer surfaces of the corners 470 .
- Each of the recessed parts 49 has an upstanding wall portion 491 that extends downwardly from the inclined surface portion 461 of the annular flange 46 and that is perpendicular to the base wall 45 , and a transverse wall portion 492 that extends inwardly from a bottom end of the upstanding wall 491 toward the receiving space 41 .
- the upstanding wall portion 491 is tapered upwardly.
- An outer surface of the transverse wall portion 492 is formed with a rounded outer shoulder surface 493 protruding from the outer surface of the surrounding wall 47 to abut against the inclined surface portion 461 of the annular flange 46 of the lower container body 40 .
- the rounded outer shoulder surface 493 of each of the recesses parts 49 of an upper one of the container bodies 40 is seated on the inclined surface portion 461 of the annular flange 46 of a lower one of the container bodies 40 .
- the containers 4 will not tightly contact each other under the environmental atmospheric pressure, thereby avoiding difficult separation of the containers 4 .
- the rounded outer shoulder surface 493 of each of the recessed parts 49 of the upper container body 40 need not be necessarily seated on the inclined surface portion 461 of the annular flange 46 of the lower container body 40 .
- the inner surface of upstanding wall portion 491 of each of the recessed parts 49 may be inclined downwardly and outwardly from the annular flange 46 to the base wall 45 , and the rounded outer shoulder surface 493 of the corresponding recesses part 49 can be seated on the non-inclined portion 462 of the annular flange 46 of the lower container body 40 to avoid tight contact therebetween.
- each of the container bodies 40 is prevented from contacting tightly the other container bodies 40 when they are stacked together.
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- This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/336,380 (hereinafter referred to as the '380 application) and claims priority of Chinese Application No. 201310403949.1, filed on Sep. 6, 2013. The '380 application, entitled “Automatic Bread Maker Assembly” was filed on Jul 21, 2014 and claims priority of Chinese Application No. 201410128274.9, filed on Apr. 1, 2014.
- The invention relates to a container, and more particularly to a container stackable on another container for preventing tight contact therebetween.
- On the market, there are different shapes of containers, such as a pudding cup or a tofu box. A conventional container generally has a base wall and a surrounding wall that extends upwardly from the base wall and that is inclined outwardly from the base wall to a top end of the surrounding wall. The base wall and the surrounding wall cooperatively define a receiving space for receiving items. After manufacture, the conventional containers are stacked together in order to be conveniently stored or transported. For saving storing space, the base wall and the surrounding wall of each of the containers are inserted into the receiving space of another one of the containers. However, such stacking may cause excessively close contact between adjacent containers. Under the environmental atmospheric pressure, the stacked containers may be hard to separate from one another, thereby resulting in inconvenience during use.
- Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a container that may alleviate the aforesaid drawback of the prior art.
- According to one aspect of the present invention, a container includes a base wall, a surrounding wall, an annular flange and a plurality of recessed parts. The surrounding wall extends upwardly from the base wall. The base wall and the surrounding wall cooperatively define a receiving space.
- The annular flange extends around and projects outwardly from a top open end of the surrounding wall distal from the base wall.
- The recessed parts are indented from an inner surface of the surrounding wall in proximity to the annular flange, and protrude outwardly from an outer surface of the surrounding wall.
- When the container is stacked on another similar container, the recessed parts of the container are able to abut against the annular flange of another similar container to prevent tight contact between the container and the another similar container.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a stack of containers including a plurality of container bodies stacked one above the other.
- According to another aspect of the present invention, each of the container bodies includes a base wall, a surrounding wall, an annular flange and a plurality of recessed parts.
- The surrounding wall extends upwardly and is inclined outwardly from the base wall, and has a plurality of corners. The base wall and the surrounding wall cooperatively define a receiving space.
- The annular flange extends around and projects outwardly from a top open end of the surrounding wall distal from the base wall.
- The recessed parts are indented respectively from inner surfaces of the corners in proximity to the annular flange and protrude outwardly and respectively from outer surfaces of the corners.
- The recessed parts of each of the container bodies are seated on the annular flange of a lower one of the container bodies to prevent each of the container bodies from contacting tightly the lower one of the container bodies.
- Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a container according to the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a fragmentary partly-sectional view illustrating a stack of the containers according to the present invention; and -
FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating the containers stacked one above the other. - Referring to
FIG. 1 , an embodiment of acontainer 4 according to the present invention is illustrated. Thecontainer 4 is stackable on anothersimilar container 4. Referring toFIGS. 2 and 3 , a stack of thecontainers 4 are shown and includes a plurality ofcontainer bodies 40 stacked one on the other. Each of thecontainer bodies 40 includes abase wall 45, a surroundingwall 47, anannular flange 46, a plurality ofrecessed parts 49 and a plurality of reinforcement ribs 48 (seeFIG. 1 ). - The surrounding
wall 47 extends upwardly and is inclined outwardly from thebase wall 45. The surroundingwall 47 has a plurality ofcorners 470. Thebase wall 45 and the surroundingwall 47 cooperatively define a receivingspace 41 for receiving items (not shown). - The
annular flange 46 extends around and projects outwardly from a top open end of the surroundingwall 47 distal from thebase wall 45. Specifically, theannular flange 46 has aninclined surface portion 461 and anon-inclined portion 462 extending outwardly from theinclined surface portion 461 in a direction substantially parallel to thebase wall 45. As best shown inFIGS. 2 and 3 , theannular flange 46 of each of thecontainer bodies 40 has theinclined surface portion 461 directly connected to the surroundingwall 47 and inclined downward and toward thereceiving space 41. - In order to remove the items (not shown) from the
receiving space 41, thecontainer 4 is turned upside down (not shown) so that theannular flange 46 and the top open end of the surroundingwall 47 are disposed below thebase wall 45. Since the surroundingwall 47 is inclined relative to thebase wall 45, thecontainer 4 is advantageous to ensure that the items are completely removed from thereceiving space 41. - Referring back to
FIG. 1 , thereinforcement ribs 48 of thecontainer body 40 extend upwardly from thebase wall 45 to the top open end of the surroundingwall 47 to enhance the structural strength of thecontainer body 40. As such, thebase wall 45 and the surroundingwall 47 may not be easily deformed. - The
recessed parts 49 of eachcontainer body 40 are indented from an inner surface of the surroundingwall 47 in proximity to theannular flange 46 and protrude outwardly from an outer surface of the surroundingwall 47. Specifically, therecessed parts 49 are indented respectively from inner surfaces of thecorners 470 in proximity to theannular flange 46 and protrude outwardly and respectively from outer surfaces of thecorners 470. Each of therecessed parts 49 has anupstanding wall portion 491 that extends downwardly from theinclined surface portion 461 of theannular flange 46 and that is perpendicular to thebase wall 45, and atransverse wall portion 492 that extends inwardly from a bottom end of theupstanding wall 491 toward thereceiving space 41. Theupstanding wall portion 491 is tapered upwardly. An outer surface of thetransverse wall portion 492 is formed with a roundedouter shoulder surface 493 protruding from the outer surface of the surroundingwall 47 to abut against theinclined surface portion 461 of theannular flange 46 of thelower container body 40. - Referring back to
FIGS. 2 and 3 , when thecontainers 4 of this disclosure are disposed in a stack, the roundedouter shoulder surface 493 of each of therecesses parts 49 of an upper one of thecontainer bodies 40 is seated on theinclined surface portion 461 of theannular flange 46 of a lower one of thecontainer bodies 40. As such, thecontainers 4 will not tightly contact each other under the environmental atmospheric pressure, thereby avoiding difficult separation of thecontainers 4. Notwithstanding, the roundedouter shoulder surface 493 of each of therecessed parts 49 of theupper container body 40 need not be necessarily seated on theinclined surface portion 461 of theannular flange 46 of thelower container body 40. In actual implementation, the inner surface ofupstanding wall portion 491 of each of therecessed parts 49 may be inclined downwardly and outwardly from theannular flange 46 to thebase wall 45, and the roundedouter shoulder surface 493 of thecorresponding recesses part 49 can be seated on thenon-inclined portion 462 of theannular flange 46 of thelower container body 40 to avoid tight contact therebetween. - To sum up, since the
recessed parts 49 of each of thecontainer bodies 40 are seated on theannular flange 46 of thelower container body 40, each of thecontainer bodies 40 is prevented from contacting tightly theother container bodies 40 when they are stacked together. - While the present invention has been described in connection with what is considered the most practical embodiment, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements.
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